By Nick Valencia, CNN A special legislative committee investigating the 2019 death of Ronald Greene in police custody is seeking to hold the former head of Louisiana State Police in contempt for allegedly failing to cooperate with a subpoena for journals he kept during his tenure, a member of the committee told CNN. The committee
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NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s central bank has raised its key interest rate to 4.4% from 4% to try to contain fast-rising inflation. Governor Shaktikanta Das said India’s headline consumer price index surged to 7% in March from 6.1% in February, largely reflecting rising costs for imports of oil, coal and other commodities. Das said
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By David Williams and Devan Cole, CNN The Smithsonian National Zoo said Tuesday that 25 American flamingos and a Northern pintail duck were killed a day earlier by a wild fox that entered the animals’ outdoor habitat. In addition to the killed birds, three flamingos were injured in the attack and are being treated by
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By Ben Morse, CNN Dusty Baker became the first Black manager in MLB history to win 2,000 career games on Tuesday night after the Houston Astros defeated the Seattle Mariners 4-0 at Minute Maid Park in Texas. Baker is the 12th manager to reach 2,000 career wins. Of the previous 11 to accomplish the feat,
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri House of Representatives Special Committee on Redistricting is scheduled to meet Wednesday. Committee members are set to meet at noon at the Missouri State Capitol to talk about congressional redistricting. Time is ticking as state lawmakers have until May 13 to get a bill to Gov. Mike Parson. ABC
Continue Reading ROME (AP) — The United Nations says the number of people without enough to eat on a daily basis reached all-time high last year and is poised to hit “appalling” new levels as the Ukraine war affects global food production. The U.N. said in a report published on Wednesday that almost 193 million people in
Continue ReadingVerónica Ojeda Nueva York (CNN Business) — Dos pasajeros, que volaron en uno de los vuelos supersónicos de Blue Origin al borde del espacio han compartido imágenes del viaje de 10 minutos captadas entre bastidores o en el interior de la cápsula durante el vuelo, dando una visión distinta de la experiencia completa. Cameron Bess
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By Ben Morse, CNN Novak Djokovic guaranteed his record-breaking time at the top of tennis’ world rankings would continue after his second-round win at the Madrid Open. The Serbian star beat Gaël Monfils 6-3 6-2 on Tuesday, guaranteeing he would remain as world No. 1 for a record-extending 369th week. The win also extended his
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By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business The Federal Reserve said Wednesday it is raising interest rates by a half-percentage point to get a handle on the worst inflation America has seen in 40 years. It’s the first time in 22 years that the central bank has hiked rates this much. The decision was unanimous, with all
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By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Rapper Post Malone says he’s going to be a father for the first time — and he couldn’t be happier. The Grammy-nominated artist, whose real name is Austin Richard Post, announced in a statement shared with TMZ that he is set to welcome his own little rock star with his girlfriend.
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By Delia Gallagher, CNN Pope Francis warned the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, not to become “Putin’s altar boy,” he said in an interview this week. In his strongest words to date against the pro-war Patriarch, Francis also slammed Kirill for endorsing Russia’s stated reasons for invading Ukraine. “I spoke to him
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By Amy Woodyatt and Ben Morse, CNN The Memphis Grizzlies evened their second-round Western Conference series with the Golden State Warriors with a 106-101 victory in Game 2 on Tuesday, with Ja Morant pouring in an incredible 47 points to go with eight rebounds and eight assists — finishing the game with “one good eye.”
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Mientras la guerra de Rusia en Ucrania se acerca al día 70 desde su inicio, la Unión Europea impulsa nuevas sanciones para elevar la presión sobre Moscú y Vladimir Putin. Ahora, quiere retirar el mayor banco ruso del sistema SWIFT y prohibir las emisoras estatales. La presidenta de la Comisión Europea,
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By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Luis Diaz is having a stunning impact on Liverpool’s bid for an unprecedented quadruple of major trophies after joining the English club in January. Nowhere was this exemplified more than in the Champions League semifinals on Tuesday when Diaz came off the bench against Villarreal with Liverpool 2-0 down
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By Laura He, CNN Business Hong Hao, a prominent market analyst in China, has left the state-owned bank he worked for just days after his social media accounts were shut down following downbeat remarks he made about the economy. Tencent’s WeChat froze Hong’s public account over the weekend, after he posted about huge outflows of
Continue Reading BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s finance minister says the South Asian country’s economy is in dire straits with its usable foreign reserves down to less than $50 million. Ali Sabri told Parliament on Wednesday that a rescue program from the International Monetary Fund was expected to take at least
Continue Reading COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — State-owned Equinor ASA of Norway says one if its plants in the Arctic that had been under repairs since a 2020 fire “is on track for a safe start-up on May 17.” The Stavanger, Norway-based company presented its its first quarter results on Wednesday. Equinor posted revenue of $36.4 billion, up
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza Londres (CNN) — La decisión de la Corte Suprema de EE. UU. de revocar Roe v. Wade el viernes ha repercutido en todo el mundo, lo que diferencia al país de sus principales aliados en materia de salud reproductiva. El primer ministro de Gran Bretaña, Boris Johnson, dijo que “claramente tiene un
Continue Reading EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) — The 39-year-old goalkeeper Craig Gordon has been voted player of the year in Scotland for a record third time. The Scotland and Hearts player was picked by journalists 16 years after first winning the award in his previous spell with the Edinburgh club. Gordon kept five clean sheets in six World
Continue Reading By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Spanish soccer player Santi Mina has been sentenced to four years in prison after being found guilty of sexual abuse. The 26-year-old Celta Vigo forward will have to serve time if his appeal is unsuccessful. Mina was cleared of the sexual assault charge he was also
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